Enrollments and classifications for the 2014-15 school term have been posted.
In four pairs of boys and girls sports that take place in the same sport season, the enrollment cutoffs, which were similar, were made identical. In most cases this policy changed the cutoff by only a few students and often moved only one or two schools to a lower class in one of the sports. The pairs of sports involved were boys/girls cross country, boys/girls basketball, boys/girls track and field, and boys baseball/girls softball.
Here are the classification ranges approved by the IHSA Board of Directors for the 2014-15 school term:
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Sport or Activity
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Classes
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Classification Ranges
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Fraction of
Team Entries
Per Class
(approx.)
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Boys Basketball &
Girls Basketball
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4
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1A: up to 282.00
2A: 282.01 to 586.00
3A: 586.01 to 1403.00
4A: 1403.01 and over
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1⁄4, 1⁄4, 1⁄4, 1⁄4
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Boys Baseball &
Girls Softball
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4
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1A: up to 292.00
2A: 292.01 to 606.00
3A: 606.01 to 1496.00
4A: 1496.01 and over
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1⁄4, 1⁄4, 1⁄4, 1⁄4
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Girls Volleyball
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4
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1A: up to 247.00
2A: 247.01 to 517.00
3A: 517.01 to 1369.00
4A: 1369.01 and over
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1⁄4, 1⁄4, 1⁄4, 1⁄4
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Boys Soccer
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3
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1A: up to 684.00
2A: 684.01 to 1584.00
3A: 1584.01 and over
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1⁄3, 1⁄3, 1⁄3
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Girls Soccer
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3
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1A: up to 785.00
2A: 785.01 to 1710.00
3A: 1710.01 and over
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1⁄3, 1⁄3, 1⁄3
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Boys Wrestling
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3
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1A: up to 675.00
2A: 675.01 to 1566.00
3A: 1566.01 and over
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1⁄3, 1⁄3, 1⁄3
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Competitive Cheerleading
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3
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S: up to 536.25
M: 536.26 to 1460.00
L: 1460.01 and over
C: by choice
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1⁄3, 1⁄3, 1⁄3
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Competitive Dance
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3
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1A: up to 1174.00
2A: 1174.01 to 1982.00
3A: 1982.01 and over
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1⁄3, 1⁄3, 1⁄3
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Boys Cross Country &
Girls Cross Country
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3
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1A: up to 728.00
2A: 728.01 to 1657.00
3A: 1657.01 and over
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4⁄10, 3⁄10, 3⁄10
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Boys Track & Field &
Girls Track & Field
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3
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1A: up to 512.00
2A: 512.01 to 1382.00
3A: 1382.01 and over
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4⁄10, 3⁄10, 3⁄10
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Boys Golf
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3
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1A: up to 512.00
2A: 512.01 to 1471.80
3A: 1471.81 and over
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4⁄10, 3⁄10, 3⁄10
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Girls Golf
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2
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A: up to 979.00
AA: 979.01 and over
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1⁄2, 1⁄2
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Scholastic Bowl
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2
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A: up to 518.00
AA: 518.01 and over
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1⁄2, 1⁄2
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Music
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5
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D: up to 183.00
C: 183.01 to 341.00
B: 341.01 to 656.00
A: 656.01 to 1375.00
AA: 1375.01 and over
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1⁄5, 1⁄5, 1⁄5, 1⁄5, 1⁄5
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Boys Football
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8
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determined at the end of the regular season
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Classification, Multiplier, and Waiver Timeline
Here is a summary of recent events affecting classification:
1971-72 – Boys basketball becomes the first IHSA sport to be split into two classes. (Classes already existed in certain non-athletic activities such as music.) Over the ensuing years, many IHSA sports adopt the two-class format.
2005-06 – The IHSA Board implements a policy establishing a 1.65 enrollment multiplier on non-boundaried schools over 400 students and gives the Executive Director the ability to waive the multiplier for specific programs, upon application by a school, in all sports except football.
October 2005 – In response to a lawsuit filed by 32 member schools, the parties agree to put the multiplier issue to a vote of the general membership.
January 2006 – By a vote of 450-143, the IHSA membership approves a by-law proposal imposing a 1.65 enrollment multiplier on all non-boundaried schools. The new by-law does not provide for any waiver of the multiplier.
2007-08 – The first three- and four-class tournaments are held. The cutoffs for all two-, three-, and four-class tournaments are the same across all sports and activities.
January 2009 – By a vote of 197-218, the IHSA membership rejects a by-law proposal that would have allowed the Board of Directors to create a policy for granting waivers of the 1.65 multiplier.
January 2010 – By a vote of 255-175, the IHSA membership approves a by-law proposal allowing the Board of Directors to create a policy for granting waivers of the 1.65 multiplier.
2010-11 – The policy approved by the Board of Directors allows the Executive Director to waive the 1.65 multiplier, on application by a school, if a sport or activity program, over the past six years, has not met certain benchmarks indicating success in the IHSA state series.
2011-12 – The policy is changed to automatically grant a waiver to any sport or activity program that, over the past six years, has not met certain benchmarks indicating success in the IHSA state series. At the same time, the classification policy is changed to determine cutoffs in each sport and activity independently.
2014-15 – There is no change in the waiver policy. The Board of Directors delays until 2015-16 modifications to the waiver criteria and a new policy that implements a "success factor".
Links
Waiver status of non-boundaried schools for 2014-15, sorted alphabetically by school
Official enrollments for 2014-15, sorted alphabetically by school
Official enrollments for 2014-15, sorted numerically
Classifications for 2014-15, sorted alphabetically by school